As mentioned previously, Term Three is an extremely busy time of the year with Mid Semester and End of Semester Reports, Parent Teacher Interviews, 2025 Subject Selection all featuring over the coming months.  

In order to ensure you are adequately prepared for the weeks ahead, please find some important information below regarding each item: 

Mid & End of Semester Reports:

• End of Semester Reports will be available to parents/carers through the portal from 29 July.

• Mid Semester Reports will be available to parents/carers through the portal towards the end of Term Three.

Parent Teacher Interviews:

A reminder that our Parent Teacher Interviews will take place on 21 & 22 August.

In response to feedback, we are continuing the hybrid approach. The format can be found below:

• Wednesday, 21 August: 3:40pm – 7:30pm (face to face)

• Thursday, 22 August: 2:30pm – 7:30pm (online)

We are also continuing to open bookings earlier for Year 12 parents. In this instance, bookings will open 2 days earlier for parents of Year 11 and Year 12 students.

Subject Selection 2025:

This will be an extremely busy time of the year for all students, staff and parents, including year level assemblies, a Subject Selection Evening and Web Preferences becoming available. Over the coming weeks, you will receive letters regarding the various important areas related to your child’s education. These letters contain essential information and updates.

Please find a summary of the main events:

Student Assemblies:  Commencing Week 4

Senior Subject Selection Evening: Tuesday, 13 August 6:00pm – 8:00pm: This year, the evening will take on a slightly different feel compared to previous years. It will be face to face and will take place in the MPAC, Universities will be available in the foyer for students to meet and discuss future pathways, a VTAC presentation will be available to parents and students and subject selection information will be presented for parents and students in Years 9-11.

Web Preferences open on the evening of Tuesday, 13 August.

Course Guide 2025:

It is important that our students make their decisions about subject choices in an informed manner. An important stage of this process is to carefully read the 2025 Course Guide. The format is new this year as we transition to an electronic and interactive version. This change aims to make the Guide easier to use by centralizing all information in one location. We value any feedback you may have regarding this new format. The link to the Course Guide will be available to parents and students in the coming weeks.

Please be aware that not all units listed in the Course Guide may be available in 2025. Furthermore, whilst the School aims to meet the needs and wishes of all our students, there may be occasions when we are unable to accommodate student preferences. Reasons for this may be timetable constraints, demand for certain subjects or limits to class sizes.

Subject Selection Conversations:  

During the Subject Selection Process, all current Year 9 and 10 students will meet with a member of the Learning Pathways Team.  Students are provided with a copy of their career plan and are strongly encouraged to discuss their Learning Pathways conversation with you.

Application for Accelerated Subjects in 2025

In Term Three our Year 9 and 10 students will be considering their Year 10 and Year 11 subjects for next year. 

Current Year 9:

A number of students may wish to complete a Unit 1/2 Subject (Year 11 subject) in 2025. Acceleration requires demonstration of consistently high academic achievement and an ability to take on the demands of an accelerated subject. Therefore, a student will need to be committed to their studies, be well organised and able to meet deadlines. English will be one of the subjects in which the student needs to demonstrate a consistently high level of academic ability.

Stages of the Acceleration Process: 

1. Letter of invite from the Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning to those students who meet the desired criteria of 5As (5 x 80%) (one of which has to be English) (75% for Enhanced / CLIL students) 

2. Completion of Application Form   

3. Completion of Acceleration Test

4. Invitation for a brief interview by the relevant Head of Learning 

5. Students and parents informed of the outcome by Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning.

Students have been informed of this process at the beginning of the year.

Current Year 10:

An invitational letter, from the Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning, will be sent out to students currently studying an accelerated Unit 1/2 subject.  Acceptance for Unit 3/4 is not automatic. Letters will be sent to students who have been able to sustain a high level of academic ability and meet the demands of the accelerated Unit 1/2 Units. 

The subject selection process takes place in Term Three for all of our students and once again students will be asked to complete their subject choices online, with your guidance.

Vocational Process in 2024: Pre-V (Year 10) and VCE VM (Year 11) 

As students consider their future pathways, they may feel that a vocational curriculum (Pre-V and VCE VM) is more suited to their needs. That may be in terms of the curriculum areas offered or simply a vocational approach best suits their learning needs. Please find below brief outline of the two Programs. 

Current Year 9 - Pre-V: 

The Pre-V Program at Loyola is designed to provide students with valuable exposure and practical experience in various vocational fields. It aims to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge required to make informed career choices and excel in their chosen fields.   

Current Year 10 - VCE VM: 

Students already enrolled on the current Pre-V course will automatically continue their vocational studies into Year 11 and Year 12. There is the opportunity, however, for students in Year 10 to join the VCE VM Program in 2025.    

Student enrolment for both Vocational Programs is by invitation only and recommendations are made following careful consideration and review of the academic record, skills and interests of the students, alongside conversations with staff. For those students who do not receive a letter of invite, parents / guardians are welcome to contact Mr Langford (Head of VCE VM) or Miss Wilson if they feel a vocational program will suit the learning needs of their child.

Assessment & Reporting Codes:

Thank you for your support as we aim to uphold consistency and fairness for all our students with the recent changes made to the requirements when your child is absent from an assessment. We value your input and recognise that obtaining medical certificates can be challenging. In light of this, we have introduced the acceptance of Pharmacy Certificates and Statutory Declarations in circumstances where a medical certificate was not able to be obtained.

We ask that documentation of medical absence is provided to the class teacher at your earliest convenience, either via email or hard copy.